District Large Group Speech contests will be held across Iowa this weekend. The Washington High School speech team will be traveling to Lone Tree. Mid-Prairie and Highland speech students will also compete at Lone Tree. Washington High School senior Meghan Newman shares speech team is important for students, “It’s a great teamwork event. Large Group Speech really teaches you how to be part of a team, and work with other people, and support your peers, which is really cool. And then communication is a big part of speech as well.” Washington High School students will be performing in a variety of categories including improvisation, short film, and musical theater. The State Large Group contest will be held February 2nd at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School.